Air travel risk downgraded as volcano threat eases

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Air travellers remain on alert for potential disruption this week despite the
lowering of the threat level from an Icelandic volcano.

The Icelandic Met Office downgraded its aviation risk warning yesterday from
red to orange after scientists monitored seismic activity around the
Bardarbunga volcano.

It had issued the red warning after authorities detected signs of a small
eruption beneath a glacier near the volcano in central Iceland. Closer
analysis found that there had been no disruption, which led to the
downgrading.

“Observations show that a sub-glacial eruption did not occur. The intense
low-frequency seismic signal observed has therefore other explanations,”